Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
मधुपर्कं च गां चैव दत्त्वार्घ्यं पार्श्वतः स्थितः । प्रोवाच प्रणतो ब्रह्मन्कथमत्रागतो भवान्
madhuparkaṃ ca gāṃ caiva dattvārghyaṃ pārśvataḥ sthitaḥ | provāca praṇato brahmankathamatrāgato bhavān
Nachdem er Madhuparka, eine Kuh und Arghya dargebracht hatte, stand er ehrerbietig an seiner Seite. Dann verneigte er sich und sprach: „O Brahmane, wie bist du hierher gelangt?“
Daityapati (Daitya king) addressing Durvāsā
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The host offers madhuparka and arghya; a cow is presented as gift; he stands to the side with folded hands, asking the sage’s purpose with humility.
FAQs
Dharma is expressed through honoring holy guests with proper offerings, humility, and respectful inquiry.
The passage belongs to Dvārakā Māhātmya; the tīrtha focus emerges in nearby verses rather than this hospitality scene.
Madhuparka and arghya are formal guest-honor rites; gifting a cow (go-dāna) is shown as a high act of reverence.